Scientists eye lahar-rich silica as a potential new feedstock for semiconductors Manila: For decades, Mount Pinatubo has symbolised catastrophe in the Philippines. The volcano, about 100km north of Manila, had been dormant for roughly 500 to 600 years. This long "sleep" lulled nearby communities in»»»

His Excellency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia, attended a reception hosted by the Japanese Olympic Committee, on the sidelines of the 20th Asian Games ‘Aichi-Nagoya 2026’. The event was also attended by Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olymp»»»

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) on Monday announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a $20 billion strategic partnership spanning public and private markets. The partnership will initially comprise two areas of collaboration,a $15 billion publ»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment of Sri Lanka, Arun Hemachandra on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation and ways to enhance them, particularly in areas related to the labour sector. (QNA)»»»

Tribune News Network Doha With the support of donors, Qatar Charity (QC) has been distributing urgent relief since last Friday to Yemeni refugee families who have arrived in Obock, northern Djibouti. The assistance is part of its humanitarian response to the growing needs of families who have reach»»»

QNA Doha The Qatar-Sri Lanka Joint Committee on Labour held its regular meeting in Doha on Monday. The meeting was co-chaired by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour HE Sheikha Najwa bint Abdulrahman Al Thani and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment of Sri Lanka Arun Hemach»»»

Liaqat Nawaz Malik Doha The Pakistan Welfare Forum Qatar (PWF-Q), in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality, participated in a beach-cleaning campaign at Al Wakra Public Beach on Thursday, September 18, 2026. The initiative was organised as part of the Ministry of Municipality’s ongoing ef»»»

QNA Doha The Police Academy, through the Police Officers Institute, organised a specialised scientific lecture on security leadership in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the importance of keeping abreast of rapid technological developments and their impact on state-of-the-art s»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met separately with Ambassador of Sweden to Qatar HE Josefin Simonsson Broden Ambassador of Indonesia to Qatar HE Syahda Guruh Langkah Samudera on Monday. During the meetings, they discussed relations bet»»»

QNA Doha Qatar and Djibouti signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to enhance cooperation and the exchange of institutional expertise inendowments (Awqaf) and Islamic affairs. The MoU was signed on behalf of Qatar by Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs HE Ghanem bin Sha»»»

Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met with Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia Hassan Moalim Mohamud Sheikh Ali in Doha on Monday. During the meeting, both sides discussed areas of legal cooperation between the two co»»»

Tribune News Network Paris, France The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology concluded the second edition of the AI Executive Leadership Programme, “AI Business Strategy & Innovation,” held at the INSEAD Europe Centre in Fontainebleau, France, from 14 to 16 September 2026 in collabo»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in a high-level ministerial dinner organised by Qatar in cooperation with the International Peace Institute, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Tourism and Old Doha Port participated in Seatrade Cruise Med 2026, held at Las Palmas Cruise Port in Gran Canaria, Spain, on September 16 and 17. The participation was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Qatar’s position in global cruise itineraries and support th»»»

QNA New York Qatar participated in a high-level ministerial dialogue on humanitarian diplomacy and upholding international law held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nas»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has congratulated Dr. Hamdi Mbarek, director of Research and Data Analytics at QPHI, on his appointment to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General’s Science Council. Dr. Mbarek joins a»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Qatar HRH Saad bin Mansour bin Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud hosted a grand gala dinner to celebrate Saudi National Day, bringing together a large number of ministers, dignitaries, members of the diplomatic corps, business leaders, media repr»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Arbitration is assuming greater importance as businesses and governments navigate regional disruptions, contractual challenges and an increasingly complex international commercial environment, experts said at the two-day 2026 Arbitration Days Conference in Doha on Sunday. Speak»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Creates (QC) Talks will bring together HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, and Anne-Claire Legendre, president of the Institut du monde arabe in Paris, for a public conversation titled “Culture as Diplomat: How Cultura»»»

QNA New York Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met on Monday with Lebanese Prime Minister HE Dr Nawaf Salamon the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting reviewed bilateral rela»»»

New York: HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met on Monday with HE President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr. Rajiv Shah, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting discussed cooperative relations b»»»

Svay Rieng, Cambodia: Ahead of a major international conference, Cambodia opened the doors of former online scam compounds in Svay Rieng to national and international media on Monday. The press tour took place just days before Phnom Penh hosts the International Conference on Combating Online Scams,»»»

Cairo, Sept. 21 (SANA) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Monday with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York to discuss pressing regional developments and Gaza ceasefire efforts. In an official statement, Egypt’s Foreign »»»

New York: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met separately today with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands HE Tom Berendsen, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway HE»»»

Tunis, Sept. 21 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher Salem Al-Baour on Monday in New York stressed the importance of...»»»

Tunis, Sept. 21 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis on Monday exchanged invitations to make bilateral...»»»

Amman, Sept. 21 (SANA) Central Bank of Syria Governor Mohammad Safwat Raslan met Monday with Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) Wissam Fattouh in Amman to discuss legislative advisory support and institutional collaboration. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Arab Region»»»

New York: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met separately today with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States HE Roberto Velasco, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada HE Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs o»»»

Tunis. Sept. 21 (TAP) - Tunisia’s Ambassador to Iraq Chokri Latif held talks in Baghdad on Monday with Iraqi MP Ahlam al-Husseini of the Hikma Movement on ways to strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries.The meeting focused in...»»»

The Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) is already inspecting petrol stations in the country for unjustified increases in retail prices of basic fuels, announced the regulator's Chair Maya Manolova in a Facebook post on Monday. "The inspections of petrol stations are already underway. The inst»»»

New York: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Monday with President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google, Ruth Porat, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During »»»

New York: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Monday with HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon Dr. Nawaf Salam, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, »»»

Damascus, Sept. 21 (SANA) Operations continued Monday for the second day of the 4th International Transport, Freight, and Logistics Exhibition and Forum (CargoSyr 2026) at the Damascus Fairgrounds, featuring 75 local, regional, and international firms exploring trade and investment partnerships. Le»»»

New York: The State of Qatar participated on Monday in a high-level ministerial dialogue on humanitarian diplomacy and upholding international law, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Ma»»»

NEW YORK: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of Mexico HE Roberto Velasco; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada HE Anita Anand; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic o»»»

Amtrak crew severs telecom fiber, triggering widespread FAA flight pauses Hundreds of flights from US east coast airports were cancelled or delayed Monday due to a telecommunications line outage caused by a construction mistake, US officials said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that »»»

New York: Oil prices dropped to a 12-day low Monday, with Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures falling below USD 100 per barrel during trading to reach their lowest levels since September 9. Brent crude futures for November delivery fell USD 3.48, or 3.35 percent, to USD 100.39 a barrel.»»»

ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC suspend pool coverage after CNN is blocked from its assigned duties US television networks staged an extraordinary revolt Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets from the White House. CNN»»»

Romanian right-wing politician Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election before the result was controversially annulled, has been detained in connection with an alleged €1 million fraud scheme. Georgescu’s surprise win on an anti-NATO platform was met with»»»

Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom. Flames and a large column of black smoke was seen rising near King Kh»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met today with Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperati»»»

Tunis, Sept. 21 (TAP) - The Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA) announced Monday that young entrepreneurs operating in the governorates of Kairouan, Sidi Bouzid and Kasserine can benefit from a funding window to promote agricultural...»»»

TOKYO: Qatar recorded strong performances across multiple events at the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) on Monday. In handball, Qatar defeated China 30-25 in Group A, staying on track to defend its three consecutive gold medals. Qatar and Japan now co-lead Group A with four points each, settin»»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for de-escalation and a return to political negotiations over the Iran crisis and developments in Yemen, while stressing the need to protect freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, during a series of meetings on the sidelines of the United»»»

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly departed Cairo International Airport for New York on Sunday morning to lead Egypt’s delegation at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), following a directive from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Madbouly is scheduled to deliver spee»»»

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the establishment, registration and licensing of 11 companies and entities to conduct non-banking financial activities, alongside the establishment of investment funds and specialised companies operating across several activities. The decisions »»»

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has launched an extensive dialogue with stakeholders to develop the services, procedures, and electronic operating system of the Egyptian Movable Collateral Registry, in line with directives from FRA Chairperson Islam Azzam to monitor the effectiveness of se»»»

Egypt’s private sector accounted for 63% of the country’s total investments over the past year, becoming the largest contributor to economic growth following a 32% increase in private investments, Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said. Speaking during an open dialogue with the business community »»»

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reacted to an Israeli media report, saying that it is time for Washington to free itself from the shackles of the Israeli lobby. In a post on his X account on Monday, Araghchi said, “The Israel lobby is getting less shy about its grip on US policy toward I»»»

Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcemen»»»